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I think this is a very good article...it brought back alive the memories =
of
my experience on the streets. I personally did use various resources
offered in Santa Barbara, but knew many who did not! for the very =
reasons
mentioned in the article...and my experience was in 1989-90! so things
haven't changed much. thanks for the info. Jane
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Boland <wgcp@earthlink.net>
>
>Does the article below give an unbiased and complete portrayal of why =
some
>homeless people avoid shelters, welfare offices, charities and other
>mainstream "service providers"?
>
>If you avoided "helpers" when you were homeless, please explain your =
reasons.
>
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-03/29/033l-032999-idx.h=
tml
>FWD Washington Post - Monday, March 29, 1999; Page B01
>
> AMONG HOMELESS, A STUBBORN CORE
>
> In City and Suburb, Some Prefer
> to Live Outside Society's Rules
<SNIP>
>By the hundreds, they carve out territory in the shadows of prosperity,
>meandering almost invisibly from vacant lots to trash-filled alleys,
>surfacing only to scrap for spare change for the next sandwich or =
bottle of
>beer. Their reasons for refusing even the most modest kind of official =
help
>are as diverse as their backgrounds -- unwillingness to stop drinking,
>mental illness, fear of arrest, lack of privacy or a perceived slight =
by a
>representative of a social service agency.
<SNIP>
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I think this is a very good article...it brought back alive the =
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resourcesoffered in Santa Barbara, but knew many who did not! for =
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reasonsmentioned in the article...and my experience was in =
1989-90! so=20
thingshaven't changed much. thanks for the info.=20
Jane

-----Original Message-----From: Tom Boland <wgcp@earthlink.net>>=
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the article below give an unbiased and complete portrayal of why=20
some>homeless people avoid shelters, welfare offices, charities =
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other>mainstream "service providers"?>>If =
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avoided "helpers" when you were homeless, please explain your=20
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in the=20
shadows of prosperity,>meandering almost invisibly from vacant =
lots to=20
trash-filled alleys,>surfacing only to scrap for spare change for =
the=20
next sandwich or bottle of>beer. Their reasons for refusing even =
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modest kind of official help>are as diverse as their backgrounds =
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unwillingness to stop drinking,>mental illness, fear of arrest, =
lack of=20
privacy or a perceived slight by a>representative of a social =
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agency.<SNIP>__________